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Hefazat leaders Mamunul, Junayed Al Habib put on 7-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday placed Hefazat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque and its Dhaka city unit president Junayed Al Habib on seven-day remand each in two cases

Covid-19: India’s tally crosses 17 million-mark with 352,991 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Daily new infections of coronavirus (Covid-19) in India have been witnessing a rapid rise since the second wave of the pandemic. On Monday, 352,991 new cases and 2,812

Indian nationals stranded in Bangladesh may return

Shawdesh desk: Indian citizens stuck in Bangladesh due to border closure may return home on emergency grounds through Benapole-Akhuara border. “Bangladesh authorities have informed us that entry into Bangladesh from

‘Mamunul had link with Pakistan militant outfit’

Shawdesh Desk: Hefazat-e-Islam joint secretary general Mamunul Haque had a link with a Pakistan militant group and with the help of this fundamentalist outfit, he tried to create unrest in

Govt decides to close border with India for two weeks

Shawdesh Desk: The government has banned the entry of travellers from India to Bangladesh for two weeks from today due to a sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the neighbouring

BNP chairperson’s adviser Ziaur Rahman Khan dies of Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Chairperson’s advisory council member and ex-MP Barrister Zaiur Rahman Khan died of coronavirus on Saturday night. He was 75. Khan, also a senior lawyer of the Supreme

Opposition parties pay only lip service

Shawdesh desk: Both the government and opposition political parties are supposed to stand by the people during any national disaster. But the country’s opposition parties, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

Khaleda tests positive for Covid-19 again

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s second Covid-19 test report came out positive on Saturday, said her personal medical team member and BNP vice chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. “Madam